I write my professional reports in the passive voice. Business letters usually get the active voice, and proposals can go either way depending on cir...

> You have to make sure that when you tighten one screw, you loosen the opposite one.I think the reverse procedure is preferable: loosen one, then...

> Are all the screws necessarily tight when calibration is achieved?I think "snug" is a better term than "tight" in this context. You're dealing w...

> Unofficially, our field crews report that the top of this building (105th floor) is 5/16 inch east and 1/4 inch south of where it was intended to...

> Were the residuals the total horizontal vector from the position to the mean or the differences between the N and E components and the mean?The l...

> Just out of curiosity, what sort of uncertainty estimates did the controller report for the positions after five minutes of observations?It varie...

> Keith-imagine a system where the Chain salesman holds the zero end on a hidden point behind a tree and you only see the front end not knowing wha...

Leica is infamous for imposing data size limits on its removable RAM devices. The DNA, TPS1100 and GPS500 units take a standard PC Card (aka PCMCIA c...

> Fact is two posters on this thread have won my auctions in the past.I'm the other one -- I bought my first L1/L2 receiver from 2xcntr in 2001, an...

> Those that are using Terramodel and StarNet - any problems with with old parallel port locks in XP emulation mode on a Win7 machine?First, some t...

I recommend contacting Assurance Risk Managers. Lisa Isom and Brian Anderson have been very helpful in searching out the best E&O rates for me. ...

> Forget the parallel port for sure.There are still lots of large-format printers that use a parallel connection. I use one with my HP 450C, so I ...

> 1. Is this truly not price-fixing?It's only price-fixing (collusion in restraint of trade) if the realtors agree to charge the same commission ra...

> I really want to keep it but if the price was right I would consider selling or trading.As someone who's bought a bunch of used equipment over th...